PAUL NARKIEWICZ
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Music Instructor
Saratoga High School
Saratoga, CA
08.2022 - 05.2025
- Enhanced student performance by developing individualized lesson plans tailored to their strengths and weaknesses.
- Fostered inviting and comfortable learning environments for students to promote enthusiasm for percussion instruments and commitment to practicing.
- Worked with class sizes ranging from 15-60 students
- Developed strong relationships with parents, providing consistent feedback on student progress and areas for improvement.
- Tailored instructional materials according to specific learning needs, ensuring better comprehension of complex musical concepts.
- Empowered students through goal-setting exercises that encouraged personal responsibility for their own musical development.
Shift Supervisor
Teaspoon
Campbell, CA
04.2021 - 05.2025
- Trained 10+ new employees and delegated daily tasks and responsibilities.
- Completed store opening and closing procedures and balanced tills.
- Helped store management meet standards of service and quality in daily operations.
- Managed cash handling procedures, maintaining accuracy in financial transactions and minimizing discrepancies in daily reconciliations.
- Responded to and resolved customer questions and concerns.
Retail Associate
TJX Companies
San Jose, CA
12.2019 - 04.2021
- Explain the use of products and aid customers when they have questions about merchandise.
- Keep areas neat while working and return items to correct locations following demonstrations.
- Design fixtures and display merchandise in ways to attract customers and to ensure the cleanliness of the store.
- Suggest specific product purchases to meet customers' needs.
Music Arranger/Music Composer
Saratoga High School
Saratoga, CA
11.2023 - Current
- Arranged and composed music for competitive ensembles that performed throughout California.
- Consulted with directors determine placement of musical cues and coordinate artistic vision.
- Arranged pieces from one instrument to another and one key to another to accommodate client and musician preferences.
- Collaborated with musicians to arrange and produce high-quality performances of compositions for competitive purposes.
Private Music Tutor
Self-employed
San Jose, CA
07.2019 - Current
- Collaborate with students and parents to aid the student in his/her development.
- Prepare lesson plans or learning modules for tutoring sessions according to students' needs and goals.
- Provide feedback to students using positive reinforcement techniques to encourage, motivate, or build confidence in students.
- Schedule tutoring appointments with students or their parents.
- Travel to students' homes or schools to conduct tutoring sessions.
- Research or recommend music repertoire, equipment, or other learning materials to complement tutoring.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA06-2027
High School Diploma -
Branham High School
San Jose, CA08.2025
Associate of Arts - Psychology
De Anza College
Cupertino, CA06-2025
Skills
- Teaching and Training
- Team Management
- Customer Service
- Lesson Planning
- Curriculum Development
- Learning Assessment
Timeline
Music Arranger/Music Composer
Saratoga High School
11.2023 - Current
Music Instructor
Saratoga High School
08.2022 - 05.2025
Shift Supervisor
Teaspoon
04.2021 - 05.2025
Retail Associate
TJX Companies
12.2019 - 04.2021
Private Music Tutor
Self-employed
07.2019 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of California, Irvine
High School Diploma -
Branham High School
Associate of Arts - Psychology
De Anza College